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Grand Hôtel Wiesler Graz
Graz, Austria · Weitzer Hotels · Near Luxury
The Grand Hôtel Wiesler opened in 1909 on the Grieskai, where the inn Zum Roten Igel had watched the city's only toll bridge over the Mur since 1637, and Marcel Kammerer, Otto Wagner's chief draftsman, designed the Secession wing. Leopold Forstner's 1909 glass mosaic in the café salon is a Birth of Venus, and British officers had the house from 1945 to 1954. The later guestbook is less official: Falco, the Dalai Lama, Mick Jagger.
- 102 rooms
- Opened 1909
- Neighborhood: Gries
- Rooms from 151 sq ft (14 m²)
- Architect: Marcel Kammerer
- Interiors: Marcel Kammerer
About Grand Hôtel Wiesler Graz
- Carl Wiesler, who already ran two other Graz taverns, bought the old Goldener Engel on this bank in 1871. His widow Maria took today's Grieskai 4 in 1887, and their son Anton added number 6 in 1897.
- The Weitzer family brought the Jugendstil hotel into their group in 1999. It now counts 102 rooms, a few doors along the same quay from Hotel Weitzer.
- On 1 August 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger checked out with Maria Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Willy Brandt, Joe Cocker, and Deep Purple have dated pages in the same book.
- The Musée d'Orsay holds Marcel Kammerer's drawing of the banquet-hall entrance, from the 1906 to 1909 fit-out, when he also designed the furniture.
- Entry-level rooms start at 151 sq ft (14 m²).
History
A tollhouse inn, Zum Roten Igel, stood on this Mur bank by 1637, later called the Goldener Engel. Carl Wiesler bought it in 1871. His widow Maria and their son Anton assembled Grieskai 4 and 6, and the Grand Hôtel Wiesler opened in 1909 with a Secession wing and interiors by Marcel Kammerer, Otto Wagner's chief draftsman. Leopold Forstner's glass mosaic, a Birth of Venus, remains in the café salon. British officers used the house from 1945 to 1954. A careful restoration came in 1986, and the Weitzer family took the hotel into their group in 1999.
The setting
Grieskai 4-8, on the Gries bank of the Mur, across from the old town. The Kunsthaus and the Murinsel are a short walk, and Hotel Weitzer is a few doors along the same quay. This is Gries, not the Innere Stadt.
Restaurants and bars
- Salon Marie — Restaurant
Experiences
- Wiesler auf Rädern — Explore the city on two wheels.
Amenities
- Frühstück ab € 25,-
- Gutscheine (vouchers)
- Wiesler auf Rädern (city bike tours)
- Free WLAN
- Hoteleigene Parkgarage (hotel's own parking garage)
- E-Vespa rental
- Breakfast from € 25,-
- Wiesler auf Rädern (city tours on two wheels)
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